Friday, January 13, 2012

You Might Be a Tightwad If...

You might be a tightwad if this is looks familiar. We like to use up every last bit of things around here, and I am very good at folding up tubes to squeeze out as much as I can, but there comes a time when the only way to get more out of a tube is SCISSORS!

I do like to get as much use as I can out of things, but I'm always a little afraid of "frugal clutter" taking over my house. There are so many ideas out there for reusing and repurposing things to save money and resources. Some of these ideas can be quite elegant: I always love the look of pantry staples in plain, glass jars. Other reuse ideas can be...dare I say...less aesthetically pleasing.

We'll see if we need to make many aesthetic compromises as the No-Thing New project goes on. This could be a sticking point for me!

6 comments:

I've usually only got one cream going at once, my current one is in a jar, much more TW friendly. I always do this with is shampoo. I got tired of buying it just to have the boys use a half a bottle. I clean out the scraps and pour them all into one big bottle with a pump.